A Grounds up job...restoring a rundown pre-war Morris

This is a discussion on A Grounds up job...restoring a rundown pre-war Morris within Pre-War, part of the Vintage Cars & Classics in India category; Hey Guys, A Little Help Required Here... Need To Retore This From The Grounds Up.... (Literally LOL!!)
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Engine and Gearbox are very much there, and in great shape. Documents are also There.
Just a case of Gross neglect on the owner's part. It's a Pre-War Morris.
@ The mobo pics?? i dunno how they got there???

Engine and Gearbox are very much there, and in great shape. Documents are also There.
Just a case of Gross neglect on the owner's part. It's a Pre-War Morris.
@ The mobo pics?? i dunno how they got there???

Micki.

Withall due respect I woudl suggest you leave that car alone.

Firstly its going to cost a bomb and even then you might not end up with a quality restored car as many small bits would have been lost over time and would not be availabe locally.

It could serve as a donor car for parts if youc an find a similar car that is in a better shape.

Its not that restoring thsi is not possible its just the costs wich will be probably more that twice the value of a fully restored carof similar age.

Think about it before you dive into it.

Alternately I would suggest using the body and chassis to turn it inot a hot rod. Way more cooler and much more fun

Hey!! Thanx For Your Suggestions!! It's Not My cup of tea Either. But The Owner Insists that He wants it restored. So Plz Help Me out Guys.... PLzzz???

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Firstly suggest you ask around if anyone has a parts manual and a workshop manual for this car and are willing to share. If not look on Amazon for them and only start once you have all the above and detailed pictures of similar cars to use as reference.

Understand the "Engine and Gearbox are very much there, and in great shape" , are these from a donor car ? because from the condition of the car it does not seem likely that the engine would be functional.

Understand the "Engine and Gearbox are very much there, and in great shape" , are these from a donor car ? because from the condition of the car it does not seem likely that the engine would be functional.

Further to above you will require the seats before upholstery work is undertaken.

Are you doing the restoration yourself or are you outsourcing to a garage
There should be reasonably priced Morris 8 available , which would cost less than the price of restoring this car ?

But if there are sentiments attached to this car , please go ahead with the project , it is doable and it will end on a most satisfying note.

Regards

Hi vintageman!!!

I really do Appreciate your Help here.... let me give you the facts first.
The engine and gearbox had been removed from the car so they are in great shape as they had been stored inside a warehouse. will try to upload some pics soon.... and yes, i do need to source the rest of the parts that you mentioned. i'm getting it restored under my personal supervision from a well known garage in my town. so any other help regarding the parts and where i could source them from would be great!!!

And to answer your question, ya the car has some sentimental reasons to be resurrected from the current state.